Meaning Bethany
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Bethany


Biblical village, its name in Hebrew or Aramaic (Semitic) is literally "house of poverty," from bet "house of" (construct state of bayit "house") + 'anya "pover [..]
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Bethany [N] [H] [S]house of dates. The Revised Version in John 1:28 has this word instead of Bethabara, on the authority of the oldest manuscripts. It appears to have been the name of a place on the e [..]
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Bethany [N] [E] [S] the house of song; the house of affliction
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house of dates. (1.) The Revised Version in John 1:28 has this word instead of Bethabara, on the authority of the oldest manuscripts. It appears to have been the name of a place on the east of Jordan. [..]
Source: biblegateway.com

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In the Revised Version for Bethabara, (John 1:28) where Jesus was baptized by John. It was probably an obscure village near Bethabara, and in time its name faded out and was replaced by the larger and [..]
Source: biblegateway.com

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Bethany


Bethany. the house of song; the house of affliction
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From the name of a biblical town, Βηθανία (Bethania) in Greek, which is probably of Aramaic or Hebrew origin, possibly meaning "house of affliction" or [..]
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